The East Carolina
Biodiversity Initiative (formerly the “Center for Biodiversity”) promotes and
supports research, education, and outreach associated with global biodiversity.
The East Carolina Biodiversity Initiative serves the community of eastern North
Carolina by providing educational programs designed to engage citizens in
issues related to the conservation of biodiversity and its relevance to human
health and quality of life.

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Using funding from the Dominion Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Dominion, one of the nation’s largest producers and transporters of energy, ECU faculty and students created 4 signs to educate the public about issues related to biodiversity. Check out these signs in Town Commons, the Greenville Greenway, and River Park North.

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The Biodiversity Initiative and Department of Biology at East Carolina University will host our annual Earth Day Expo on April 11th, 2017, from 4-6pm in the breezeway of Howell Science Complex. Various ECU researchers and local non-profit organizations will have interactive events for people of all ages with displays and activities available on topics related to biodiversity. There will be live animals and plants, lab activities, natural history story times, and more! Kids from various after school programs are invited as well as the general public!

The Biodiversity Initiative will serve as Guest Star Scientists at Marbles Children’s Museum in Raleigh on Saturday, Nov. 5th , 2016, from 1-3pm. Bring your families and enjoy a day of fun at the Museum and interactive science experiences with us!

The Biodiversity Initiative participated in this year's Bugfest at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh, which over 38,000 people attended. Members of the Ables lab, Brewer lab, Callis-Duehl lab, Chalcraft lab, and McCoy labs featured some of their research and provided fun activities for kids. Thanks to all who participated or attended!